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U.S. Civilians Killed in Iraq; Bodies Displayed

Insurgents in Fallujah, west of Baghdad, kill four U.S. contractors traveling in two SUVs. A rowdy crowd at the scene then dragged the bodies through the streets. Nearby, five U.S. soldiers were killed in a separate bombing attack. NPR's Ivan Watson reports.

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Ivan Watson
Ivan Watson is currently based in Istanbul, Turkey. Following the 9-11 terrorist attacks, he has served as one of NPR's foreign "firemen," shuttling to and from hotspots around the Middle East and Central Asia.
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